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- Title
Türkiye'de Ruh Sağlığı Alanında Travma Mağdurlarıyla Çalışanlarda İkincil Travmatik Stres.
- Authors
Zara, Ayten; İçöz, Ferhat Jak
- Abstract
Objectives: This research investigated the secondary traumatic stress amongst mental health workers in Turkey in relation to professional, demographic factors and personal traumatic history. Method: 205 mental health workers from different professional background such as psychologist, psychiatrist, counseling psychologist, social worker and volunteers participated in this study. The research data was collected from professionals working in the East, Southeast and West Region of Turkey by using the demographic information form, and the Trauma Attachment Belief Scale. Results: This research has found a high level of secondary traumatic stress in mental health workers. Mental health workers with personal trauma history and who work in East and South-East Region of Turkey reported more secondary traumatic stress. Conclusion: Specializing in working with traumatic stress field and receiving supervision were found to have a preventive effect against the secondary traumatic stress. The findings of this research is important with regards to facilitating work with traumatized people and preventing mental health workers getting stress.
- Publication
Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2015, Vol 18, Issue 1, p15
- ISSN
1302-0099
- Publication type
Article